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Megrahi/BP

Asked if the Prime Minister was fearful that his trip to the US would be overshadowed by the issue of Megrahi and BP, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had addressed this issue today; it probably would be raised but there were other issues of importance that would be discussed such […]

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Misc

Put that the government had announced it would scrap health targets but then announced 96 new ones, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was clear on what we intended to do to the health service; we wanted to put the power in the hands of clinicians and at a local level; and decisions had […]

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BP

Asked if the Prime Minister would be meeting with US senators during his trip to America who had called for a BP inquiry, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister would be meeting with a number of senators. Asked what the Prime Minister would say about the inquiry into BP, the PMS […]

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Big Society

Asked about a newspaper report yesterday which said that the cash for the Big Society was found by switching money from the Green Investment Bank, the PMS said that the article was wrong; the cash was coming from dormant accounts. original source.

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Academies Bill

Asked if the Academies Bill was being pushed through too quickly without proper scrutiny, the PMS said that the Secretary of State had been setting out the position this morning; the reality was that an academy is not an entirely new concept, there were already academies in existence. We were talking about allowing the best […]

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Afghanistan

Asked what outcomes the Prime Minister was hoping for from the international Afghanistan conference in Kabul, the PMS said that he would not pre-empt the outcome of the conference, but that it was important to remember this was the first time Afghanistan was hosting a significant international event of this kind, which in itself was […]

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed that wearing the burka could be empowering, the PMS said that the Prime Minister thought that it was a matter of personal choice and that we wouldn’t be legislating. original source.

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